Moxa DA-683-SP-LX [4/50] Introduction

1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing Moxa’s DA-683 series of x86 ready-to-run embedded computers. This manual

introduces the software configuration and management of DA-683 computers running the Windows Embedded

Standard 2009 operating system. For hardware installation, connector interfaces, setup procedures, and

upgrading the BIOS, please refer to the DA-683 Series Hardware User’s Manual.

Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 2009 is a specialized operating system consisting of componentized

Windows XP Professional features that allows you to build a wide range of innovative, small footprint devices.

Windows developers will find Moxa’s DA-683 computer plus Windows Embedded Standard 2009 operating

system to be the right solution for a wide range of applications.

The following topics are covered in this chapter:

 Overview

 Software Specifications

 Application Development Environment

 Networking and Communica

tion Capabilities

 Supporting Services and Daemons

 How to Determine Firmware Build Versions

 Inserting a USB Mass Storage Device into the Computer

 Insert a Compact Flash Card Storage into a DA-683-XPE Computer

 Inserting a SATA Hard Disk into a DA-683-XPE Computer